Sensors at the front and sides of the headband gather
information on how your brain is functioning via
electroencephalography (EEG scanning), which it can then send to
your smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth.

InteraXon suggests that potential uses for the technology range
from improving memory and concentration skills to
thought-controlled mobile gaming.

According to the company: "As you shift between states like
concentration and relaxation, Muse's algorithms detect the subtle
changes in your brain and show you those changes in real time, just
like a heart rate monitor can provide information about your
physical activity."

Currently the only in-house application developed for Muse is
the Integrated Brain Health System -- a kind of brainwave-access
version of Dr Kawashima's Brain Training -- but anyone pledging
enough money to gain a headband as a perk will also receive a
software development kit allowing them to develop their own
resources

Although the design is currently in the prototype phase and not
expected to ship until mid-2013, co-founder Trevor Coleman is
already looking at emotion sensing options further down the
line:

"For instance if your computer knew you were getting frustrated,
it might adjust the UI to help you find what you need, or you could
set it to hold off email notifications when you were in states of
high-focus, allowing you to get more work done."